Clifton R. Wharton Jr. (1926–2024), former president of MSU
Source: Legacy.com Clifton R. Wharton Jr. was a former Michigan State University president and deputy secretary of state who broke racial barriers when he took the MSU post in 1970. When Wharton began his tenure as president of Michigan State University in 1970, he became the first Black president of a major, predominantly white U.S. public […]
Representation is Work
Source: American Diplomacy by Charles A. Ray At a recent event to launch Diplomatic Tradecraft, a book that discusses the day-to-day aspects of diplomacy, a colleague took me to task for saying that “diplomatic receptions are for work, not for fun” to illustrate that the public doesn’t understand what diplomats really do. My colleague said […]
